The Dry Dock in Grimsby is the newest incarnation of the popular Gulliver's nightclub following a transformation last year.

The bar and restaurant in the heart of the town centre promises to offer a friendly and vibrant atmosphere, with its menu boasting everything from steaks and burgers, to seafood platters and a huge range of cocktails.

It is certainly a bit different now to the sticky-floored nightclub that won over the hearts of many party goers in the town since it opened in the 1980s.

Upon entering the Dry Dock, you are greeted with a cosy but spacious environment, which gives of the feel of a modern cocktail bar that you would find in cities up and down the country.

The menu itself is fairly small and simple offering up the standard pub classics such as pie of the day, fish and chips, burgers and steaks.

However, I often find a small menu allows the chefs to focus on cooking the meals to the best of their ability, without over complicating things for them.

The Big Bird burger at the Dry Dock, Victoria Street, Grimsby

My partner and I visited the Dry Dock on a Saturday evening to treat ourselves to a nice meal and while the food was very hard to fault, there were a few issues that let the meal down.

When we arrived the restaurant was fairly busy, with a few large groups sitting down to enjoy a bite to eat and a healthy round of cocktails and drinks.

We sat in the corner and browsed through the menu and were quite impressed by what they had available and the prices.

My partner's eye was instantly caught by the seafood platter, which contained king prawns, battered haddock goujons, haddock and prawn fishcakes, chips, mushy peas and homemade tartare sauce, with a side of bread and butter.

It is supposed to be for sharing, but my partner felt that she would be able to finish it off by herself - which she did.

I decided to go for the Big Bird burger, which consisted of a breaded chicken breast, topped with bacon and cheese, served with chips, relish and garnish.

Normally the burger is served with mayonnaise on it, but as I am not a fan of the sauce I had BBQ instead.

I ordered a pint of coke to go with my meal, while my partner got a Rekorderlig cider, which we actually ended up getting for free because it wasn't marked down on our bill when we paid.

We didn't think that there was much to our meal, and we would be in and out of the restaurant within an hour, but we didn't end up receiving our meal until 50 minutes after we had ordered.

Once the food did arrive I was more than happy with my burger, which was huge. Although the cheese on top of it was a little bit burnt. The chicken itself was very nice, being nice and crispy on the outside and succulent and juicy inside, and the chips were also very good.

There was a slight issue with the seafood platter, as it arrived without any prawns, but they did come later, and other than that everything was brilliant. The batter for the haddock goujons was lovely and light, but still had a nice crispness to it whenever you had a bite.